What possesses writers of billboards and namers of pet salons and day cares to spell words incorrectly? Jeff argues that it is a fad, is meant to convey a mood, that it catches your attention, or that I'm being a word Nazi. All of that may be true, but it still drives me crazy. You know the ones that I mean.
Kozy Kuttin' Korner
Lite Meal
Krispy Kreme
Olde Towne Theatre
I understand that everyone misspells words occasionally. But this is different. This is on purpose. And not on an hastily written email message or blog. On a billboard. Or cut into poly-plastic and posted above your place of business. It isn't misspelling, it is bad spelling.
Is it supposed to be cute? Why is that cute? This isn't pre-industrial revolution England. Drop the "e." Bad spelling affects your credibility. You think you can cut my dog's hair? You can't even spell cut!
A friend was telling me she wanted to start a day care, and she wanted to call it Kuddles and Kisses. DON'T DO IT! I screamed. Not really. But I thought it loudly. How are people supposed to look her up in the phone book? Unless they have a fone booke. At one point in popular history, this practice may have been to set you apart, but now it is too common. It looks silly.
Okay, I am a bit of a word Nazi.
5 comments:
Oh my goodness this is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves! I wonder the same thing every day. One of the worst is that new cellular company called "Why'rd". What on EARTH? Drives me up the wall.
Lael, you crack me up! I love it!
Lael,
That was too funny. I laughed myself to tears over your "fone booke" comment.
Thanks, Tiffany
I feel sorry for the innocent children that are given names by these same people that think bad spelling is "cute". (Jaxon, Emaleigh, Jesseka...)
froot loops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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